Makay Nelson was 17 when he was shot and killed in St. Louis on January 28, 2014. Responding to a shooting call, officers found him inside a vehicle in the 5300 block of Genevieve Avenue with a gunshot wound to the chest; he was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. The case was classified as a homicide and the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s homicide division handled the investigation.

Authorities appealed to the community for information, but no arrests or public naming of suspects were reported in the immediate aftermath. Few details about a motive or the circumstances immediately before the shooting have been released, leaving significant questions about what happened and whether those responsible were identified.

If anyone knew Makay, witnessed the shooting, or has information that could help the investigation, please come forward to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.